Joey De Leon draws flak for remarks on ‘Eat Bulaga’ contestant’s past life

“Eat Bulaga” host Joey De Leon earned the ire of netizens for criticizing a contestant’s past life on live TV.

In the “All for Juan, Juan for All” segment of the noontime show held in Olongapo on Tuesday, a woman named Mary Jane shared that in the past, she was a former prostitute in Pasay City. She got pregnant twice and bore two children. She was later saved and brought to a ministry, where she became a Born Again Christian.

When Paolo Ballesteros asked Mary Jane if she was familiar with either Manalo or Bayola, she replied by saying their names. Manalo then said to Bayola, “Sabi ko na nga ba eh. Kita mo oh. Ako ba?” (I knew it. You see, is it me?).

She once again said their names, to which Manalo replied, “Oh tignan mo oh. Ikaw din pala.” (You see, you too!)

The incident drew anger from the social media sphere. One netizen, Paollo Sebastian, called the veteran host “garbage” in a viral Facebook post last Monday.

Twitter users also did not hold back their disgust of de Leon, posting their criticism of the comedian.

There are those who pointed out that the whole matter is not a joke, because prostitution is rooted from poverty.

We have people defending Joey de Leon by saying that “it’s just a joke, di pa ba kayo nasanay?” The discrimination experienced by single moms & the economic incapacity leading to sexual exploitation experienced by prostitutes are not a joke, karen. Kadiri kayong apologists, sobra

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